Where does “самопроизвольный” come from?
самопроизвольный (Russian) comes from Russian сам, from Old East Slavic самъ, from Proto-Slavic samъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāmas, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
самопроизвольный (Russian): spontaneous
Definitions
- spontaneous
Ancestry of “самопроизвольный”, step by step
самопроизвольный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сам
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сам | self, -self |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | самъ | self, oneself, alone |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | samъ | self, oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sāmas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Russian произво́льный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | произво́льный | arbitrary, random, any given (determined by impulse) |
| 2 | Russian | -ный | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьнъ | ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |